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Michael Phelps Biography

Michael PhelpsBorn: June 30, 1985American Swimmer Tied with Russian gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin as the winningest athlete at a single Olympic Games, having earned eight medals in Athens.…

Michael Dorris Biography

Michael Dorrisanthropologist, writerBorn: 1/30/1945Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Noted as the founder (1972) of the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth College, he was also known…

Michael Landon Biography

Michael Landon(Eugene Maurice Orowitz)actor, producer-director, writerBorn: 10/31/1936Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York Talented actor who starred for 14 years in Bonanza (1959–73) then went…

Michael Rapaport Biography

Michael RapaportactorBorn: 3/20/1970Birthplace: New York City While launching his career in television, this actor played comedy clubs in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He appeared on Murphy…

Michael York Biography

Michael YorkactorBorn: 3/27/1942Birthplace: Fulmer, England Versatile actor whose fined-boned good looks and skill have brought him a broad range of film and TV roles. In his 30-plus-year…

Michael Crichton Biography

Michael CrichtonwriterBorn: 10/23/1942Birthplace: Chicago Writer best known for his creation of the award-winning TV drama ER (1994–present) and his popular novels, many of which have been made into…

Nicephorus I

(Encyclopedia) Nicephorus I, d. 811, Byzantine emperor (802–11). He was minister of finance under Empress Irene, whom he deposed and succeeded. He improved the treasury, revised taxation, and…

Haldane, Frederick Duncan Michael

(Encyclopedia) Haldane, Frederick Duncan Michael, 1951–, British physicist, b. London, England, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1978. Haldane taught at the Univ. of Southern California (1981–85, 1987–90) and worked…

Baius, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Baius or Bajus, MichaelBaius or Bajus, Michaelbāˈyəs, bāˈjəs [key], 1513–89, Flemish Roman Catholic theologian, also known as Michel de Bay. He was chancellor of the Univ. of Louvain…

Constantine VI, Byzantine emperor

(Encyclopedia) Constantine VI, b. c.770, Byzantine emperor (780–97), son and successor of Leo IV. His mother, Irene, was regent until 790, when she was deposed by a military revolt. Constantine…